Like the notifications you get on your phone, browser push notifications let you send messages to your website’s visitors even when they’re not on your website.

It’s a method that I’ve definitely seen success with and I encourage you to try it on your own website:

I’ve written more about the benefits of push notifications in the past. So rather than focussing on the theory in this post, I’m going to jump to the five of the best WordPress push notification plugins to make it easier for you to add push notifications to your blog or your website.

What To Look For In A Push Notification Plugin

As you go through this list, there are a few things that you should pay attention to:

What devices does the service support? Most services support Chrome and Firefox, but it is rare to find a service that supports Safari, which may be a problem if you have a lot of visitors using Safari.

How many subscribers will you have? Depending on how many subscribers you think you’ll have, some services may be cheaper than others.

What extra features does the service offer? Think of whether you need features like segmentation, scheduling, A/B testing and more.

Best WordPress Push Notification Plugins For 2018

1. PushEngage

PushEngage is technically a standalone service for mobile and web push notifications. However, it also offers a dedicated WordPress plugin that makes adding push notification functionality to WordPress easy.

If you’re familiar with ShoutMeLoud, PushEngage is actually what we use here on the website. We’re even listed on the PushEngage landing page!

If you’re interested in seeing how PushEngage works, just click the Get Notifications button on the ShoutMeLoud homepage (or most other pages):

PushEngage lets you send push notifications to both desktop and mobile versions of:

Firefox

Chrome

Samsung Internet Browser

Beyond that, it includes a number of features to help you send push notifications in a smart way:

PushCrew is another popular push notification service that you can easily integrate into WordPress with a simple plugin.

Of the three push notification plugins that I’ve covered so far, PushCrew has the smallest list of supported devices. Currently, PushCrew works with:

Chrome (desktop and Android)

Firefox (desktop)

However, PushCrew makes up for this comparatively small device set with some neat features like:

CTA buttons: Display one or two CTA buttons in your push notifications.

Scheduling: Send notifications at a specific time in the future.

Segment Creator: A tool to help you segment your visitors using custom And/Or conditions.

Expiry notifications: If you’re running a timed deal, this helps ensure your subscribers don’t see a notification after the deal has already expired.

RSS support: Automatically notify subscribers of new posts as soon as you publish. You can even custom schedule when RSS feed items get sent out.

PushCrew offers a free plan that supports unlimited notifications for up to 2,000 subscribers with some feature limitations. Beyond those numbers, you will need to choose from plans starting at $18 per month.

Unlike the four services listed above, All push notification for WP is a dedicated WordPress plugin. It means there are no monthly fees and all the processing is done right on your server instead of a third-party service.

As a result, it does require a technical setup, only supports mobile notifications, and doesn’t have nearly as many features as the other services.

All push notification for WP supports mobile push notifications via the following services: